In all four Gospels, Jesus is called “Jesus of Nazareth.” In the Parable of the Tenants, he says that “a man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower” (Mark 12:1 // Matt. 21:33 // but Luke 20:9 omit most of the elements).
Since the 1990s these textual data have been confirmed by archaeology “less than half a mile from the center of first-century Nazareth” to the west . . . . “A winepress has been exposed, and beautifully constructed stone-walled terraces are now visible.
Most importantly, three circular stone towers only about fifty feet apart now rise majestically above the rocky terrain” (Charlesworth, “Jesus Research,” p. 38).
This webpage about Nazareth is maintained by the Franciscans. The Jewish Virtual Library has a good, quick write up.
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This is so interesting, Rick. I think I'll do a little digging into this.
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